Xbox live gold needed or not

I agree with other customers that the EA policy about the Xbox Gold subscription is very confusing because both titles are sold. I have a GW2 that works just with the subscription. I tried to buy one copy without subscription but here in Italy when you ask about the matter the answer in the shops is always ambiguous. They just answer that you need a 'internet connection' but when you ask if you need a subscription of Xbox Golt, they just say again that you need an 'internet connection' but really they don't know if you need such subscription or not. As result, you leave the game in the shop (and this just damages EA). I think that it will be better to write explicitly that the game needs an internet connection but not an Xbox Gold subscription. From the box this is not clear and there is only the way to test if it works buying the game (and the shop gets back the game at 1/10 the price you payd !).